Learn Filipino with music
Play a Filipino song in Spotify. Singuistic shows the words as they're sung, with English underneath.
Manatili ka muna, hindi pa tapos ang kanta
Stay a while, the song isn't over yet
Original line written for Singuistic — not a lyric excerpt.
Learning Filipino as an English speaker
OPM mixes Filipino and English in the way people actually speak, so you learn the code-switching alongside the vocabulary.
How it works
- 1Connect Spotify and press play on any Filipino track.
- 2The lyric line lights up in time with the vocal, with the English right below it.
- 3Tap a word to keep it. It lands in your vault for review later — the song never stops.
Artists to start with
Ben&Ben
Clear, modern Filipino.
Moira Dela Torre
Slow ballads, easy to follow.
Eraserheads
Classic OPM with plain vocabulary.
Zack Tabudlo
Contemporary conversational lines.
Up Dharma Down
Poetic Filipino for later stages.
Why songs work
A song repeats the same phrase four or five times and you don't mind. Melody carries the words into memory the way rote repetition never does, and because you chose the track, you'll play it again tomorrow.
Free and Pro
Free: one language, 20 saved words, 3 songs a day.
Pro from $1.99/month: unlimited words and songs. Pro Unlimited adds every language.
Free and ProQuestions
- Can I really learn Filipino from songs?
- Not on its own — but as the listening and vocabulary half of your study it beats any app, because you repeat willingly. Singuistic adds the reading and review half.
- Do I need Spotify Premium?
- You need a Spotify account so we can read what's playing. Playback works with what your account already allows.
- Which songs have synced lyrics?
- Most popular tracks. When a song has no synced version we show the plain lyric, still translated.
Other languages for English speakers
Free to start. No card needed.